Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked offseason team for 2025 as of early February 2025. Players currently on the roster accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points during the 2024 season, most of any team. Shown below are each team ranked by the cumulative 2024 Box-Toppers points of players on current rosters. Here’s a look at columns in the chart:• The first two columns show each team’s cumulative Box-Toppers point totals as of early February (2025), with their ranking among all teams (R ’25).
• The second two columns show each team’s cumulative Box-Toppers point totals at the end of the 2024 regular season, with their ranking among all teams (R ’24).
• The next column (+/-) shows the Box-Toppers point gain or loss each team has had since the end of 2024.
• The next three columns reflect how injuries (and other factors) are impacting each team’s Box-Toppers point totals. The first of the three columns shows each team’s injury adjustment (Inj Adj), including players who will not be available in 2025 based on their 2024 Box-Toppers point total. The next two columns show each team’s cumulative Box-Toppers point totals as of early February with the injury adjustment applied (2025 IA), with their ranking among all teams with their injury adjusted points (Rank w/IA).
| Team | R ’25 |
2025 | R ’24 |
2024 | +/- | Inj Adj |
R w/IA |
2025 IA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | 1 | 118.7 | 8 | 113.7 | +5.0 | -12.0 | 5 | 106.7 |
| Mets | 2 | 116.8 | 7 | 113.8 | +3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 116.8 |
| Phillies | 3 | 116.0 | 1 | 124.9 | -8.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 116.0 |
| D-backs | 4 | 112.1 | 9 | 110.9 | +1.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 112.1 |
| Cubs | 5 | 108.0 | 15 | 96.8 | +11.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 108.0 |
| Yankees | 6 | 106.1 | 4 | 120.9 | -14.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 106.1 |
| Guardians | 7 | 104.6 | 13 | 106.3 | -1.7 | -2.7 | 8 | 101.9 |
| Royals | 8 | 104.1 | 6 | 115.1 | -11.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 104.1 |
| Padres | 9 | 103.9 | 3 | 121.8 | -17.9 | -9.7 | 13 | 94.2 |
| Mariners | 10 | 100.7 | 11 | 109.4 | -8.7 | 0.0 | 9 | 100.7 |
| Tigers | 11 | 98.4 | 22 | 84.9 | +13.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 98.4 |
| Brewers | 12 | 96.5 | 2 | 123.7 | -27.2 | -2.2 | 11 | 94.3 |
| Reds | 13 | 94.3 | 19 | 90.8 | +3.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 94.3 |
| Orioles | 14 | 93.0 | 12 | 106.5 | -13.5 | -2.5 | 16 | 90.5 |
| Astros | 15 | 92.8 | 10 | 110.5 | -17.7 | -0.5 | 14 | 92.3 |
| Braves | 16 | 92.6 | 5 | 118.9 | -26.3 | -1.7 | 15 | 90.9 |
| Red Sox | 17 | 92.1 | 14 | 104.9 | -12.8 | -2.0 | 17 | 90.1 |
| Blue Jays | 18 | 90.8 | 25 | 76.0 | +14.8 | -1.7 | 18 | 89.1 |
| Athletics | 19 | 86.8 | 24 | 76.3 | +10.5 | 0.0 | 19 | 86.8 |
| Twins | 20 | 85.4 | 18 | 93.4 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 85.4 |
| Cardinals | 21 | 85.2 | 16 | 96.6 | -11.4 | 0.0 | 21 | 85.2 |
| Giants | 22 | 79.8 | 17 | 96.2 | -16.4 | 0.0 | 22 | 79.8 |
| Pirates | 23 | 78.6 | 21 | 86.9 | -8.3 | 0.0 | 23 | 78.6 |
| Nationals | 24 | 71.9 | 26 | 74.4 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 24 | 71.9 |
| Rays | 25 | 70.5 | 23 | 79.8 | -9.3 | 0.0 | 25 | 70.5 |
| Rangers | 26 | 68.8 | 20 | 87.1 | -18.3 | 0.0 | 26 | 68.8 |
| Angels | 27 | 64.1 | 28 | 64.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 27 | 64.1 |
| Rockies | 28 | 54.6 | 27 | 66.1 | -11.5 | 0.0 | 28 | 54.6 |
| Marlins | 29 | 40.0 | 29 | 51.7 | -11.7 | -2.0 | 29 | 38.0 |
| White Sox | 30 | 32.6 | 30 | 36.1 | -3.5 | 0.0 | 30 | 32.6 |
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A Box-Toppers look at how teams are faring in offseason leading into 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
Figuring Los Angeles Dodgers team Box-Toppers point total
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead all teams in Box-Toppers as of early February in offseason team rankings. Dodgers players on the current roster accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points (BTP) in 2024. Here is a look at those players on the current roster whose points are included in that calculation. Players are listed with their position, their 2024 Box-Toppers point total and the team with whom they finished the 2024 season. For example, Blake Snell had the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among prospective 2025 Dodgers players, earning 15.7 points with the San Francisco Giants (sf nl). (Players on the Dodgers roster not listed here earned no points in 2024.)| Player | Pos | BTP | 24 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | 15.7 | sf nl |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | 11.7 | lad nl |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh | 11.0 | lad nl |
| Stone, Gavin 4942 | pi sp | 9.0 | lad nl |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | 6.4 | lad nl |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | 6.0 | tex al |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | 5.5 | lad nl |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | rf | 5.0 | lad nl |
| Phillips, Evan 4930 | pi cp | 5.0 | lad nl |
| Rojas, Miguel 3642 | ss | 4.5 | lad nl |
| Scott, Tanner 4292 | pi cp | 4.0 | sd nl |
| Smith, Will 4175 | ca | 4.0 | lad nl |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | ss rf | 3.5 | lad nl |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf dh | 3.0 | sf nl |
| Knack, Landon 5009 | pi sp | 3.0 | lad nl |
| Grove, Michael 4774 | pi sp mr | 2.7 | lad nl |
| Ryan, River 5071 | pi sp | 2.7 | lad nl |
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi cp sp | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | cf ss | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Treinen, Blake 3495 | pi mr cp | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi sp cp | 2.0 | lad nl |
| Outman, James 4699 | cf ph | 1.0 | lad nl |
| Vesia, Alex 4504 | pi mr | 1.0 | lad nl |
| Hernandez, Jose E. 4966 | pi cp | 1.0 | lad nl |
| Pages, Andy 5123 | cf lf | 1.0 | lad nl |
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The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
Meanwhile, the Mets, with no significant injuries going into 2025, have a roster with a combined 116.8 Box-Toppers points earned in 2024, second behind the Dodgers, but first among teams in injury-adjusted standings.
The Philadelphia Phillies are close behind with 116.0 Box-Toppers points, third among all teams and second in injury-adjusted rankings. The Phillies roster is mostly intact from 2024 when they led all teams in Box-Toppers points.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees are Box-Toppers’ top American League team, while the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers have made the most significant offseason improvements.
Two teams that have made splashy offseason player acquisitions rank among the top three teams. The top-ranked Dodgers notably acquired pitcher Blake Snell from the San Francisco Giants. His 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 is the most by a player changing teams in the offseason. The second-ranked Mets notably acquired outfielder Juan Soto from the Yankees, who has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among batters changing teams in the offseason (11.0).
The Atlanta Braves have the biggest decline among all teams, dropping 11 spots from fifth to 16th place, while the Milwaukee Brewers have the largest Box-Toppers-point decline from 2024, falling 27.2 points from 123.7 at the end of last season to 96.5 with their current roster, dropping them 10 spots from second to 12th place.
Box-Toppers recalculates team totals based on offseason player movement and signings. The Box-Toppers points players earned in 2024 are subtracted from their previous team and added to their 2025 team. Free agents’ Box-Toppers point totals are also excluded and not added to a team until they sign. (Also note that while free agents are listed among a team’s “key losses” for 2025, there is always the chance they will re-sign with their old team and become a “key holdover.”)
Separately, Box-Toppers calculates how much a player’s prospective absence due to injury or other factors may affect a team. For example, San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is expected to miss all of 2025 as he recovers from elbow surgery. Musgrove earned 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, so the Padres’ team total is also figured with an injury adjustment, with those 9.7 points subtracted. That takes the Padres from ninth place overall with 103.9 combined points to 13th with 94.2 points with the injury adjustment.
A guide to charts in this post
Offseason team rankings—Here are the 30 teams ranked by the cumulative 2024 Box-Toppers points of players on their prospective 2025 rosters.
Los Angeles Dodgers—Here is a look at the 2024 Box-Toppers points accumulated by players on the current 2025 offseason Los Angeles roster. The Dodgers lead all teams with players on its current roster earning a cumulative 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
Players changing teams—Here is a look at the top 16 players changing teams for 2025 as ranked by their 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.
Remaining free agents—Here is a look at the top 15 remaining unsigned free agents (as of Feb. 3 ranked by their 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.
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Here is a closer look at how key teams fare in Box-Toppers’ team standings as of early February:
Los Angeles Dodgers
Rank: First with 118.7 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of seven spots from eighth, tied for the third-biggest jump among all teams.
Net change in points: +5.0.
Key additions: Starting pitcher Blake Snell (15.7 points, seventh overall, fifth among National League pitchers) from the Giants, closing pitcher Kirby Yates (6.0 points, fourth among AL closers) and closing pitcher Tanner Scott (4.0 points) from the Padres. The Dodgers also notably signed starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, from Japan, but he has yet to play in the Major Leagues so has no Box-Toppers points.
Key losses: Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (12.0 points, 17th among NL pitchers) to the Tigers.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Tyler Glasnow (11.7 points, 19th among NL pitchers) and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (11.0 points, first among NL batters). In addition, Ohtani is expected to return to pitch in May after recovering from elbow surgery at the end of the 2023 season. Ohtani earned 19.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Angels, third-most overall that season, including 9.7 as a pitcher and 9.7 as a batter, before undergoing his second career elbow surgery.
Injury adjustment: -12.0 points. Starting pitchers Gavin Stone (9.0 points, 31st among NL pitchers) and River Ryan (2.7 points) are expected to miss the season after undergoing elbow surgery. Pitcher Michael Kopech (2.0 points) is expected to miss at least the first month of the season.
The Dodgers fall four spots to rank fifth among all teams with the 12.0-point injury adjustment deduction, bringing their total from 118.7 to 106.7 points.
Additional thoughts: The additions of Japanese pitchers Sasaki and Ohtani could boost the Dodgers in 2025. But Sasaki is unproven and Ohtani is coming off his second elbow surgery. The Dodgers added another highly touted Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2024 and he earned 6.4 Box-Toppers points, 48th among NL pitchers, all in the first half of the season. He missed three months with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
Also, pitcher Clayton Kershaw is an unsigned free agent expected to rejoin the Dodgers in 2025. While Kershaw leads active players in career Box-Toppers points (272.4), he earned just 2.0 points in 2024, the lowest single-season total in his 17-year career, as he battled injury much of the season. Kershaw will be 37 in the 2025 season.
New York Mets
Box-Toppers rankings of players changing teams for 2025
Blake Snell has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among players changing teams for 2025. Snell earned 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Giants and signed with the Dodgers for 2025. Here is a look at the players with the most 2024 Box-Toppers point changing teams for 2025. Shown is their 2024 team, their 2025 team, their position, their 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) and their ranking among all players in 2024 points.| Player | 2024 team |
2025 team |
Pos | 2024 BTP |
Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Snell | Giants | Dodgers | pi sp | 15.7 | 7 |
| 2 | Nestor Cortes | Yankees | Brewers | pi sp | 15.4 | 12 |
| 3 | Max Fried | Braves | Yankees | pi sp | 13.4 | 17 |
| 4 | Jack Flaherty | Dodgers | Tigers | pi sp | 12.0 | 34 |
| 5 | Corbin Burnes | Orioles | D-backs | pi sp | 11.7 | 38 |
| 6 | Juan Soto | Yankees | Mets | rf | 11.0 | 43 |
| 7 | Yusei Kikuchi | Astros | Angels | pi sp | 10.7 | 47 |
| 8 | Garrett Crochet | White Sox | Red Sox | pi sp | 10.7 | 48 |
| 9 | Willy Adames | Brewers | Giants | ss | 10.5 | 50 |
| 10 | Colin Rea | Brewers | Cubs | pi sp | 10.4 | 52 |
| 11 | Brady Singer | Royals | Reds | pi sp | 10.0 | 56 |
| 12 | Charlie Morton | Braves | Orioles | pi sp | 9.4 | 70 |
| 13 | Josh Naylor | Guardians | D-backs | 1b | 9.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Luis Ortiz | Pirates | Guardians | pi sp | 9.0 | 75 |
| 14 | Luis Severino | Mets | Athletics | pi sp | 6.7 | 111 |
| 15 | Joc Pederson | D-backs | Rangers | dh | 6.5 | 116 |
| 16 | Anthony Santander | Orioles | Blue Jays | rf | 6.5 | 117 |
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Rank: Second with 116.8 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of five spots from seventh.
Net change in points: +3.0.
Key additions: Outfielder Juan Soto (11.0 points, second among AL batters) from the Yankees, starting pitcher Frankie Montas (6.0 points) from the Brewers and starting pitcher Griffin Canning (4.7 points) from the Angels.
Key losses: Starting pitcher Jose Quintana (10.0 points, 25th among NL pitchers) to free agency, starter Luis Severino (6.7 points) to the Athletics and first baseman Pete Alonso (5.0 points) to free agency.
Key holdovers: Starting pitcher Sean Manaea (15.4 points, sixth among NL pitchers) and shortstop Francisco Lindor (10.9 points, second among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 116.8 point total remains unchanged but they rise one spot to first place in injury-adjusted team rankings, moving ahead of the Dodgers.
Philadelphia Phillies
Rank: Third with 116.0 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Decline of two spots from first to third place.
Net change in points: -8.9.
Key additions: Outfielder Max Kepler (2.5 points) from the Twins and starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo (2.0 points) from the Marlins.
Key losses: Starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull (6.4) to free agency and reliever Jeff Hoffman (5.0) to the Blue Jays.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Zack Wheeler (21.4 points, first overall), pitcher Aaron Nola (13.4 points, ninth among NL pitchers), pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (11.4 points, 20th among NL pitchers), pitcher Ranger Suárez (10.4 points, 23rd among NL pitchers), first baseman Bryce Harper (8.7 points, sixth among NL batters) and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (8.5 points, seventh among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 116.0 point total remains unchanged but they rise one spot to second place in injury-adjusted team rankings, moving ahead of the Dodgers.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Rank: Fourth with 112.1 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of five spots from ninth.
Net change in points: +1.2.
Key additions: Starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (11.7 points, 18th among AL pitchers) from the Orioles and first baseman Josh Naylor (9.0 points, fourth among AL batters) from the Guardians.
Key losses: Designated hitter Joc Pederson (6.5 points, 14th among NL batters) to the Rangers and first baseman Josh Bell (6.0 points, 17th among NL batters) to the Nationals.
Key holdovers: Starting pitcher Zac Gallen (12.4 points, 13th among NL pitchers), starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt (12.4 points, 15th among NL pitchers) and third baseman Eugenio Suarez (8.5 points, eighth among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 112.1 point total remains unchanged but they rise one spot to third place in injury-adjusted team rankings, moving ahead of the Dodgers.
Chicago Cubs
Rank: Fifth with 108.0 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of 10 spots from 15th, the second-biggest jump among all teams.
Net change in points: +11.2, the third-biggest point rise among all teams.
Key additions: Pitcher Colin Rea (10.4 points, 22nd among NL pitchers) from the Brewers and outfielder Kyle Tucker (6.0 points, 15th among AL batters) from the Astros.
Key losses: Pitcher Kyle Hendricks (5.7 points, 63rd among NL pitchers) to the Angels.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Shota Imanaga (20.7 points, fourth overall, third among NL pitchers) and outfielder Ian Happ (7.5 points, 10th among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 108.0 point total remains unchanged but they rise one spot to fourth place in injury-adjusted team rankings, moving ahead of the Dodgers.
New York Yankees
Box-Toppers rankings of remaining free agents
Jose Quintana has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points (10.4) among currently unsigned free agent players as of Feb. 3, 2025. Here is a look at the players with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among remaining free agents. Shown is their 2024 team, their position, their 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) and their ranking among all players in 2024 points.| Player | Team | Pos | BTP | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Quintana | Mets | pi sp | 10.4 | 58 |
| 2 | Nick Pivetta | Red Sox | pi sp | 9.7 | 63 |
| 3 | Andrew Heaney | Rangers | pi sp | 9.0 | 71 |
| 4 | Kyle Gibson | Cardinals | pi sp | 7.4 | 103 |
| 5 | Spencer Turnbull | Phillies | pi cp | 6.4 | 120 |
| 6 | James Paxton | Red Sox | pi sp | 6.0 | 129 |
| 7 | Lance Lynn | Cardinals | pi sp | 6.0 | 130 |
| 8 | Craig Kimbrel | Orioles* | pi cp | 6.0 | 133 |
| 9 | Tyler Alexander | Rays | pi mr sp | 5.7 | 155 |
| 10 | Pete Alonso | Mets | 1b | 5.0 | 165 |
| 11 | Patrick Corbin | Nationals | pi sp | 5.0 | 169 |
| 12 | Kenley Jansen | Red Sox | pi cp | 5.0 | 176 |
| 13 | Cal Quantrill | Rockies | pi sp | 5.0 | 181 |
| 14 | Kyle Finnegan | Nationals | pi cp | 5.0 | 185 |
| 15 | Enrique Hernandez | Dodgers | 3b | 4.5 | 213 |
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Rank: Sixth with 106.1 Box-Toppers points, highest ranking among AL teams.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Decline of two spots from fourth.
Net change in points: -14.8.
Key additions: Pitcher Max Fried (13.4 points, ninth among NL pitchers) from the Braves and Cody Bellinger (2.5 points) from the Cubs.
Key losses: Pitcher Nestor Cortes (15.4 points, ninth among AL pitchers) to the Brewers and outfielder Juan Soto (11.0 points, second among AL batters) to the Mets.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Luis Gil (17.4 points, sixth overall, second among AL pitchers), designated hitter/outfielder Aaron Judge (13.0 points, first among AL batters), pitcher Carlos Rodon (12.7 points, 13th among AL pitchers) and pitcher Gerrit Cole (9.7 points, 28th among AL pitchers).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 106.1-point total remains unchanged and they remain in sixth place in injury-adjusted standings.
Cleveland Guardians
Rank: Seventh with 104.6 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of six spots from 13th.
Net change in points: -1.7.
Key additions: Pitcher Luis Ortiz (9.0 points, 33rd among NL pitchers) from the Pirates and first baseman Carlos Santana (5.0 points, 22nd among AL batters) from the Twins.
Key losses: First baseman Josh Naylor (9.0 points, fourth among AL batters) to the Diamondbacks.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Tanner Bibee (14.0 points, eighth among AL pitchers) and third baseman José Ramírez (9.9 points, third among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: -2.7 points. Pitchers Shane Bieber (2.0 points) and David Fry (3.0 points) are expected to return in June and pitcher Sam Hentges (1.0 point) is expected to miss the season. Bieber and Fry are recovering from elbow surgery and Hentges is recovering from a left shoulder surgery.
With the 2.7-point downward adjustment, the Guardians’ injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total of 101.9 drops them one spot to eighth place overall.
Kansas City Royals
Rank: Eighth with 104.1 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Decline of two spots from sixth.
Net change in points: -11.0.
Key additions: Second baseman Jonathan India (5.0 points, 29th among NL batters) from the Reds.
Key losses: Pitcher Brady Singer (10.0 points, 27th among AL pitchers) to the Reds.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Seth Lugo (14.1 points, seventh among AL pitchers), pitcher Cole Ragans (12.0, 16th among AL pitchers), pitcher Michael Wacha (10.4, 25th among AL pitchers) and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (8.9 points, fifth among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No significant injuries. Their 104.1-point total remains unchanged and they rise one spot to seventh in injury-adjusted team rankings.
San Diego Padres
Rank: Ninth with 103.9 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Decline of six spots from third.
Net change in points: -17.9.
Key additions: No significant additions.
Key losses: Pitcher Martín Pérez (5.7 points) to the White Sox and outfielder Jurickson Profar (4.5) to the Braves.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Dylan Cease (21.1 points, third overall, second among NL pitchers), pitcher Michael King (12.7 points, 12th among NL pitchers), pitcher Yu Darvish (8.7 points, 34th among NL pitchers) and outfielder Manny Machado (7.0 points, 13th among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: -9.7 points. Pitcher Joe Musgrove (9.7 points, 28th among NL pitchers) is out for the 2025 season after undergoing elbow surgery in October. That gives the Padres a 94.2 injury-adjusted point total, a four-spot drop to 13th among all teams.
Seattle Mariners
Rank: 10th with 100.7 Box-Toppers points.
Change in ranking since end of 2024: Rise of one spot from 11th.
Net change in points: -8.7.
Key additions: No significant additions.
Key losses: Closer Yimi García (4.0 points) to the Blue Jays.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Bryce Miller (15.7 points, eighth overall, third among AL pitchers), pitcher George Kirby (15.4 points, ninth overall, fourth among AL pitchers), pitcher Logan Gilbert (13.0 points, 11th among AL pitchers), pitcher Bryan Woo (11.7 points, 19th among AL pitchers), pitcher Luis Castillo (10.7 points, 21st among AL pitchers) and outfielder Julio Rodríguez (6.5 points, 11th among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No significant injuries. Their 100.7-point total remains unchanged and they rise one spot to ninth in injury-adjusted team rankings.
Teams with biggest gains
Here are the teams with the biggest gains in Box-Toppers points from the end of 2024 to the current 2025 offseason standings:
Toronto Blue Jays
Gain: First with a 14.8-point gain, also tied for the third-biggest jump in rankings—a seven-spot rise from 25th at the end of 2024 (76.0 points) to 18th place in offseason 2025 rankings (90.8 points).
Key additions: Outfielder Anthony Santander (6.5 points, 12th among AL batters) from the Orioles, closer Jeff Hoffman (5.0) from the Phillies, second baseman Andrés Giménez (4.0) from the Guardians and closer Yimi García (4.0) from the Mariners. The Blue Jays also add pitcher Max Scherzer, who ranks second among active players in career Box-Toppers points (253.7), but who earned just 2.0 points in an injury-limited 2024 season with the Rangers, the lowest single-season total in his 16-year career.
Key losses: Reliever Ryan Yarbrough (3.7) to free agency.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Kevin Gausman (10.0 points, 26th among AL pitchers) and pitcher José Berríos (9.7, 29th among AL pitchers).
Injury adjustment: -1.7. Outfielder Daulton Varsho (3.5 points) is expected to miss the first part of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery in September. Their injury-adjusted total of 89.1 is also 18th in team rankings.
Detroit Tigers
Gain: Second with 13.5-point gain, an 11-spot gain from 22nd at the end of 2024 (84.9 points) to 11th place in offseason 2025 rankings (98.4 points). (The 11-spot gain is the biggest jump among all teams.)
Key additions: Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (12.0 points, 17th among NL pitchers) from the Dodgers.
Key losses: No significant losses.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Tarik Skubal (21.1 points, second overall, first among AL pitchers), pitcher Kenta Maeda (5.4 points) and outfielder Riley Greene (5.2 points, 19th among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: 0.0 points. No notable injuries. Their 98.4 point total remains unchanged and they rise one spot to 10th in injury-adjusted team rankings.
Chicago Cubs
Gain: Third with an 11.2-point gain, a 10-spot gain from 15th at the end of 2024 (96.8 points) to fifth place in offseason 2025 rankings (108.0 points). (The 10-spot gain is the second-biggest jump among all teams.)
Cubs’ key additions, losses, holdovers and injury adjustment information is included in the review of the overall top 10 ranked teams.
Athletics (West Sacramento, Calif.)
Gain: Fourth with a 10.5-point gain, a five-spot gain from 24th at the end of 2024 (76.3 points) to 19th place in offseason 2025 rankings (86.8 points).
Key additions: Pitcher Luis Severino (6.7 points) from the Mets and pitcher Jeffrey Springs (5.0) from the Rays.
Key losses: No significant losses, except for the fact the club left Oakland to play in a minor league park in suburban Sacramento.
Key holdovers: Pitcher JP Sears (7.7 points), catcher Shea Langeliers (7.5 points, ninth among AL batters) and designated hitter Brent Rooker (6.5 points, 13th among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: No adjustment. Their 86.8-point injury-adjusted total is 19th among all teams.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Gain: Fifth with a 5.0-point gain, a seven-spot gain from eighth at the end of 2024 (113.7 points) to first place in offseason 2025 rankings (118.7 points).
(The seven-spot gain is tied for the third-biggest jump among all teams.)
Dodgers’ key additions, losses, holdovers and injury adjustment information is included in the review of the overall top 10 ranked teams.
Teams with biggest losses
Here are the teams with the biggest losses in Box-Toppers points from the end of 2024 to the current 2025 offseason standings. Twenty-two of the 30 teams currently have fewer points than they did at the close of 2024:
Milwaukee Brewers
Loss: First with 27.2-point loss. Second among teams with biggest ranking decline, dropping 10 spots from second overall at the end of 2024 (123.7 points) to 12th in 2025 offseason rankings (96.5 points).
Key additions: Pitcher Nestor Cortes (15.4 points, ninth among AL pitchers) from the Yankees.
Key losses: Shortstop Willy Adames (10.5 points, third among NL batters) to the Giants, pitcher Colin Rea (10.4 points, 22nd among NL pitchers) to the Cubs, pitcher Frankie Montas (6.0) to the Mets and reliever Cole Sands (6.0) to the Twins.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Freddy Peralta (13.4 points, seventh among NL pitchers), pitcher Tobias Myers (10.0 points, 26th among NL pitchers) and pitcher Aaron Civale (7.1).
Injury adjustment: -2.2. Pitcher Robert Gasser (2.7) is expected to miss much of the season after undergoing elbow surgery in June. Their 94.3 injury-adjusted point total is 11th among all teams, a one-spot improvement.
Atlanta Braves
Loss: Second with 26.3-point loss. Biggest decline in rankings among all teams, falling 11 spots from fifth overall at the end of 2024 (118.9 points) to 16th in 2025 offseason rankings (92.6 points).
Key additions: Outfielder Jurickson Profar (4.5 points) from the Padres.
Key losses: Pitcher Max Fried (16.0 points, eighth among NL pitchers) to the Yankees, pitcher Charlie Morton (9.4, 30th among NL pitchers) to the Orioles and catcher Travis d'Arnaud (3.5) to the Angels.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Chris Sale (19.1 points, fifth overall, fourth among NL pitchers), pitcher Reynaldo López (12.8 points, 11th among NL pitchers), pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach (7.7) and designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (7.5 points, ninth among NL batters).
Injury adjustment: -1.7. Reliever Ray Kerr (1.0) is out for the season, recovering from July elbow surgery. Starter Spencer Strider (1.0) is expected to miss the first month recovering from April elbow surgery. Reliever Joe Jimenez (1.0) could miss anywhere from half to the entire season recovering from knee surgery. That gives the Braves a 90.9 injury-adjusted point total, actually boosting them one spot to 15th place.
Note: Two key players are likely to return to the Braves in 2025, both of whom were Box-Toppers points leaders in 2023, but who were both injured in 2024. Pitcher Spencer Strider led all players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023, but just 1.0 point in 2024 before undergoing elbow surgery in April. Ronald Acuña Jr. ranked second among NL batters in 2023 with 10.7 Box-Toppers points but earned 0.0 points in 2024, playing in just 49 games before tearing his left knee ACL. Both are expected to rejoin the Braves after the start of the season and if they perform close to their 2023 levels, they would rocket the Braves to the top in overall rankings.
Texas Rangers
Loss: Third with 18.3-point loss, a six-spot decline from 20th overall at the end of 2024 (87.1 points) to 26th in 2025 offseason rankings (68.8 points).
Key addition: Designated hitter Joc Pederson (6.5 points, 14th among NL batters) from the Diamondbacks.
Key losses: Pitcher Andrew Heaney (9.0 points) to free agency and closer Kirby Yates (6.0) to the Dodgers.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (13.0 points, 12th among AL pitchers) and pitcher Cody Bradford (8.4).
Injury adjustment: No adjustment. Their 68.8-point injury-adjusted total remains 26th among all teams.
San Diego Padres
Loss: Fourth with 17.9-point loss, a six-spot decline from third overall at the end of 2024 (121.8 points) to ninth in 2025 offseason rankings (103.9 points).
Padres’ key additions, losses, holdovers and injury adjustment information is included in the review of the overall top 10 ranked teams.
Houston Astros
Loss: Fifth with 17.7-point loss, a five-spot decline from 10th overall at the end of 2024 (110.5 points) to 15th in 2025 offseason rankings (92.8 points).
Key addition: Biggest addition is first baseman Christian Walker (2.5 points) from the Diamondbacks.
Key losses: Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (10.7 points, 22nd among AL pitchers) to the Angels and outfielder Kyle Tucker (6.0 points, 15th among NL batters) to the Cubs.
Key holdovers: Pitcher Framber Valdez 15.4 points, 10th overall, fifth among AL pitchers), pitcher Hunter Brown (12.0 points, 15th among AL pitchers), closer Josh Hader (11.0 points, first among AL closers), pitcher Ronel Blanco (10.7 points, 24th among AL pitchers) and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (7.5 points, eighth among AL batters).
Injury adjustment: -0.5. Pitcher Cristian Javier (1.0) is expected to miss the first half of the season recovering from June elbow surgery. Their 92.3-point injury-adjusted total actually boosts them one spot to 14th in injury-adjusted standings.
What team do you want to hear about?
This post only got around to providing details on about half the teams. The remaining teams can be seen in this chart. But if you’d like more details about how a specific team is faring in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, let me know and I may feature them in an upcoming post.
Some notable facts to close with:
The Chicago White Sox are the lowest-ranked team with players on its current 2025 offseason roster having earned 32.6 Box-Toppers points in 2024. That’s a decline of 3.5 points from their total at the end of 2024 (36.1), when they also ranked 30th and last.
There are 246 players who have earned Box-Toppers points at some point in their careers who are listed as free agents as of Feb. 3. There are 74 of those 246 players who earned Box-Toppers points in 2024, a total of 196.5 points, which is 6.8 percent of the entire season’s total accumulated by all players (2,890.2).
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